A favour... need some code running on Linux!

[srod]

On Windows, if you create a thread (call it thread1), and thread1 creates another thread (thread2), then killing thread1 leaves thread2 still running. Must admit that I expected them both to die but now realise that the observed behaviour makes sense.

I just need to be absolutely sure that Linux behaves in an identical fashion in this regard? I am pretty sure it will do, but would be grateful if someone could run the following on Linux for me just to be absolutely 100% certain!

Set the threadsafe switch, let the program run for a moment or two just to be sure that both threads are running. Then close the messagerequester to have the first thread killed. Hopefully, thread2 will continue on its merry way!

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Global gCount

Procedure AlertThread(Parameter)
  gCount + 1
  a = gCount
  If a =1 
    CreateThread(@AlertThread(), 154)
  EndIf
  Repeat
    Debug "Thread " + Str(a)
    Delay(1000)
  ForEver
EndProcedure

thdID = CreateThread(@AlertThread(), 154)

MessageRequester("", "Click to destroy the first thread!", 0) 

KillThread(thdID)

MessageRequester("", "Click to end.", 0) 

Thank you.

[ts-soft]

On Linux error on line 19, thread doesn't exist.

Ubuntu 9.04, x64
PB 4.40 beta 5

Greetings
Thomas

[srod]

Really; that must go down as a bug!

Do the two threads run okay before you close the first requester?

[ts-soft]

Do the two threads run okay before you close the first requester?

Yes

[srod]

Strange.

I'd better point Fred towards this then.

Thanks Thomas.

**EDIT : could you alter the code Thomas and prevent the second thread from running. Does KillThread() work okay this time?

[srod]

REMOVED.

[freak]

Its a Linux x64 only issue. It works the same as on Windows on Linux x86. I will have a look.

[srod]

Thanks Freak.

[freak]

The x64 problem is fixed.

Your code should behave the same on all OS.

[ts-soft]

I'm to slow

**EDIT : could you alter the code Thomas and prevent the second thread from running. Does KillThread() work okay this time?

Same Problem!

On Ubuntu 9.10 beta x86 it works fine.

[srod]

The x64 problem is fixed.

Your code should behave the same on all OS.

Great.

Thanks.

[DoubleDutch]

SRod: Why Linux? Are you getting your libs to have Linux versions?

[srod]

SRod: Why Linux? Are you getting your libs to have Linux versions?

No.

Just the tool I am currently working on needs to be fully crossplatform.